Vaquita on a Razor's Edge in 2019
Vaquita (photo by Thomas A. Jefferson) The vaquita's status has never been more perilous. With fewer than 15 remaining and a decline rate of about 50 percent...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Court Should Declare Trump’s Trophy Hunting Council Extinct
The deceitfully named International Wildlife Conservation Council (“IWCC”) that the Trump administration created last year is illegal and would promote...
An Important Advance for Tigers
China’s new Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park is good news for tigers, specifically Siberian tigers....
NRDC in Court to Stop Dealers from Undoing NY Ivory Ban
Elephant Photo by Zak Smith NRDC has just started the process of asking for a court’s approval to join a case on New York State’s behalf—along with the Center...
Some Countries Still Have Big Dreams for Building the Future
Tiger statute in Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park Zak Smith I recently returned from a trip to China, where I had the opportunity to visit areas that...
As the Vaquita Dives Toward Extinction, NRDC Isn’t Giving Up
For vaquita, the smallest porpoise species, native to a small portion of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California, the situation in the water has never been worse...